SANER 02, 11 (P405205)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 1681

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bit asiri flour)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [... zi3]-da#! [a]-na# geszbun
2. [lu2 ki]-sur-ra{ki}
3. [lu2 gu]-ti-um
4. [u3 a-hi-a]-tim
reverse
1. zi#-ga
2. sza3 e2 a-si-rum
3. nig2-szu {d}suen-sze-mi
  single ruling
  blank space
4. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 3(u)-kam
5. mu ri-im-an lugal unu{ki}-ga u3# [a2-dam]-bi#
seal 1
1. a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
2. dumu t,a3-ab-sza-ar-dingir
3. ARAD sa-am-su-i-lu-na#
seal 2
1. [na-bi-i3-li2-szu]
2. sza13-dub#-[ba]
3. dumu la-ki#-ta#-[re-me-ni]
4. ARAD# [ri-im-{d}a-nu-um]
seal 3
1. {d}suen#-[i-di2-nam]
2. [dumu] i-din#-[...]
3. ARAD# {d}dingir-mar-[tu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (bit asiri flour)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005280 (composite) (P499387) S005280 Uruk (mod. Warka) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Rim-Anum.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012545 (composite) (P500963) S012545 Uruk (mod. Warka) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 012548 (composite) (P500966) S012548 Uruk (mod. Warka) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P405205

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 1681
Accession Number

References

  • primary: SANER 2, 11

    [Seri2013SANER2] Seri, Andrea. 2013. The House of Prisoners. Vol. 2. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records. De Gruyter.

    Flour allocation

  • history: Ellis, Maria deJ., RA 080 , 070 (reverse only)

    [sec103608] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-21 at 13:55:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-12-10 at 12:34:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-12-10 at 07:02:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-27 at 03:25:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-25 at 11:10:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2010-04-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Seri, Andrea CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SANER 02, 11 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P405205.
SANER 02, 11 artifact entry (No. P405205). (2024, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405205 (Original work published 2010)
SANER 02, 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405205 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024SANER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {SANER 02, 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405205},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P405205
LB  - CDLI:P405205
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - SANER 02, 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405205
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SANER 02, 11 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P405205.
SANER 02, 11 artifact entry (No. P405205). (2024, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405205 (Original work published 2010)
SANER 02, 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405205 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024SANER,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {SANER 02, 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405205},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P405205
LB  - CDLI:P405205
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - SANER 02, 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405205
ER  -
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